FOI request (FOIR-751035032)

ESOL Services 2023-24

Requested Mon 22 September 2025
Responded Wed 24 September 2025

I am writing to request information about English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL/ESL) services under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Could you please provide the following information for the financial year 2023-24, and 2024-25 for Hastings Borough Council.

1. ESOL Contract Details

For each ESOL contract, please provide:

a. Supplier name

b. Contract value

c. Funding source (central grants, funding, and so on)

d. Contract purpose (for example, general ESOL, vocational ESOL, exam preparation)

e. Delivery method (classroom, digital/online, blended)

f. Number of learners served (if available)

g. Completion rates or other outcome data (if tracked)

h. Contract owner (the person who procured)

2. Future Procurement

Any upcoming ESOL contract renewals or new tenders planned for 2025. Please provide this information in spreadsheet format if possible.

Please note that these services may also be referred to as English as a Second Language (ESL) in your records. If you believe any information is commercially sensitive, please provide detailed justification for each specific exemption claimed and include the record with fields redacted rather than withholding the full record.

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Response

>Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.

As a lower tier authority, we do not provide this service.